Stills of Simbu and Lekha from the film had released in 2007. Kettavan was supposed to be the 25th film of Silambarasan, but the movie got dropped in the initial stage itself. However, Thalapathy Vijay then acted in a film with the same title Puli in 2015 which was directed by Chimbu Devan. But, Vijay refused to act as the script allegedly did not match the commercial elements. He planned to direct Thalapathy Vijay again for a movie titled Puli. SJ Surya had collaborated with Vijay for the 2000 film Kushi, which received a great response from the audience. Soon after, Murugadoss started work on the film Ghajini (2005) with Suriya. But the movie was dropped for unknown reasons. The duo was set to work again, and even launched a film named Mirattal way back in 2004. Here, we have listed five films in Kollywood from Mirattal to Karikaalan, which were shelved in the past.ĪR Murugadoss made his directorial debut with the 2001 film Dheena, which was starred Ajith Kumar, Suresh Gopi and Laila.
There have been several movies in the past that were dropped due to various reasons, right from conflicts between the actor and the director or producer to other issues. However, not all the films that have been announced have made it to the big screen.
Some films have fans excited right from the time of their announcements because of the collaboration of the directors and the actors and thus, it gets a boost. While some movies run successfully, others don't taste success at the box office. Many films release in Kollywood every year.